I remember the first time I heard this question.  I was babbling to a friend of mine about how I wanted a MakerBot.  His response was to ask:

What is it you need that you want to spend $1,000 getting?

My first inclination when I hear this question to say, “Anything.”1

My second inclination is to step back, think about it for a moment, and then wonder whether I am going to ever actually print $1,000.00 worth of stuff. 2

Thanks to Jeff Keegan for unintentionally reminding me to post this.  :) 3

1. Sometimes I’m tempted to respond, “Anything I damn well want, Nosy Noserton.” [↩]
2. Although, at this point, it would be closer to $1,250 of stuff… [↩]
3. That bastard. [↩]